Academic Issues

Academic Issues

Academic issues can commonly occur when someone is struggling with their mental health. We focus on helping to identify the root cause of the academic problem so that we can develop interventions to overcome the barriers to learning.

Common examples of diagnoses that can contribute to academic problems include:

Anxiety

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADD or ADHD)

Autism

Depression

Eating disorders

Learning Disabilities

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

Panic disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Social Anxiety

When no intervention or proper diagnostic assessment of
academic issues is completed often the concerns can grow to include things
beyond academic problems. Without intervention to help identify the root cause
of the academic problems they can lead to learning difficulties,
underachievement, low self-esteem and emotional/behavioral disturbances.
Furthermore, undiagnosed learning disabilities or attentional problems in
childhood have been shown to lead to an increased risk of depression and
anxiety symptoms later in life.

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